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religionists

noun

plural of religionist

as in believers

one who professes a religious faith makes the case that one need not be a religionist to have basic moral values

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Recent Examples of religionists Thus, OKing vaccines may inadvertently embolden individuals to make further changes and cajole co-religionists to condone those changes for the whole group. — Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026

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believers

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That’s precisely why he’s surrounded by a building of believers betting his leadership can take the Bengals back to SoFi Stadium.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
One group of investors, who remain long-term believers in AI value, is choosing to shift from semiconductors to hyper-scale cloud service providers, betting their earnings will continue to beat expectations in the next earnings season.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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